SIESTA KEY
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 50, NO. 30
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Checking out a library story PAGE 1B THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It’s no, after 2 years
OVER A BARREL Traffic jams, and concerns about their effects, stack up. SEE PAGE 5A
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New College to host symposium
Following rejection of Bath & Racquet project, even city leaders question the development process. SEE PAGE 3A
Black History Month kicks off at New College of Florida on Saturday with the New Schools of Black Thought symposium from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Through the theme of “Systemic Injustice and the Meaning of Citizenship in America’s Democracy,” activists, artists and academics will discuss the criminal justice system and minorities. Created by Queen Zabriskie, an assistant professor of sociology, and four undergraduate students, the event is in its fifth year. Open to the public, the free event will take place at the Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 General Dougher Place.
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A string of traffic barriers blocks one of three left turn lanes at Gulfstream Avenue and U.S. 41. The turn lane is expected to reopen this month, but more construction is on the way.
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Mothers Helping Mothers expands After six months of labor, Mothers Helping Mothers delivered a brand new 8,012-square-foot building. Adjacent to its original 5933 N. Washington Blvd. location, the nonprofit was able to purchase and renovate the new building with help from its donors. Those who donated $500 or more will have their names painted on gold hearts and hung on the lobby wall. MHM is an organization that supplies mothers in need with the resources necessary to help their families succeed.
The City Commission failed to achieve a supermajority approval of the proposal.
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Let there be shade Bay’s first phase shapes up further. SEE PAGE 9A
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Shade structures have been proposed in the style of architect Walter Netsch’s “field theory.”
The art of circus charity. INSIDE
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